Ben and I woke up early this morning so that we could get a run in before our planned bike outing. We ran the Bloomington Loop, and I tried out my new CEP compression socks. I don't know if it was the socks or the chocolate chip cookies I ate last night, but apparantly I was running pretty fast for a Monday, because Ben was hating me. He kept saying I was running a 7:40 pace. Of course, I took my usual walk breaks so my overall time wasn't that fast, but I still did 5 miles in 44:46, which is decent for me. My quads are still pretty sore, but I felt strong anyway.
The bike plan was to start in Saint George and do the Veyo loop, but when I could barely go up the hill to the Gunlock Reservoir, I knew I was toast for "the wall," so I called it a day after I biked through Gunlock. I did 20.5 miles of uphills and rollers in 1:32:54. My shoulders and back were screaming at me, and what I really wanted to do was lay down on the side of the road and take a nap, so it was a mental challenge today - especially the last few miles. But I can do hard things!!! And I shall live to bike again tomorrow! :D | 